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August 2026
Monthly Meeting


NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Growing Plant People - Horticulture Programs and Facilities at Southwestern College, With Holly McMullen, August 15, In-Person, Oasis, Rancho Bernardo, 1:30p -3:30p
Holly McMullen Holly McMullen is a tenured professor of plant science at Southwestern College and a field biologist with nearly a decade of experience working at the intersection of ecological research, habitat restoration, and higher education. Her expertise centers on the interactions between plants and animals, particularly within Southern California's diverse ecosystems, and she has conducted botanical and wildlife field surveys, managed large-scale restoration projects,
Jul 23
Articles


MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Tomatoes and Marigolds
By jim Bishop. The last 2 years I lived in Austin were in a mobile home in the south part of town. I still have occasional nightmares...
Jan 1, 2013


MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Town Lake
By Jim Bishop. Austin is situated on the Colorado River in Texas - not to be confused with the Colorado River that provides much of...
Dec 1, 2012


MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Ostentatious Austin
By Jim Bishop. After graduating high school and without giving it much thought, I enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering program at the...
Oct 1, 2012


MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: My First Landscape
By Jim Bishop. At the end of my freshman year of college, my parents moved from the Spring Shadows subdivision in Spring Branch, home of...
Aug 1, 2012


MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Going Back to Houston
By Jim Bishop. After 3 years living in Missouri, my father accepted a new job in Houston and we moved to Texas in February of 1970. We...
Jun 1, 2012


MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Kansas City Here I Come
By Jim Bishop. Kansas City, Missouri, is the only place I’ve lived that has 4 very distinct seasons. The winters were cold with snow,...
May 1, 2012


MY LIFE WITH PLANTS: Return to Kansas
By Jim Bishop. On a white-hot day in July of 1965, our family returned to Wichita. The thermometer at a roadside bank sign said it was...
Apr 1, 2012
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